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High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam is the story about a man's relentless quest for truth, a nation's complicated campaign for justice, and the bonds between fathers and sons. It tells, for the first time, the intimate story of two men at the heart of one of the 21st Century's most formative conflicts. In 2003, John Nixon, a CIA analyst became the first American to positively identify and interrogate Saddam Hussein. During their time together, Nixon began to understand the potential consequences of the…
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Season 18 episodes · 20268 unreleased · next Mon 14 Sept · 01:00+
Episode 1 · 14 Sept 2026 · 01:00 · 60 min
Baghdad Burns
America invades Iraq. Saddam Hussein vanishes. CIA analyst John Nixon works around the clock to identify leads to find the deposed dictator. On the embattled streets of Baghdad, Captain Samir hunts door to door for HVT no. 1.
Episode 2 · 14 Sept 2026 · 02:00 · 60 min
Into the Red Zone
Months in, still no Saddam. John (Joel Kinnaman) talks his way to Baghdad, with Samir (Dar Salim) assigned as his translator. John identifies a target with answers, leading him into the red zone.
Episode 3 · 15 Sept 2026 · 01:00 · 60 min
Blood Ties
Inside Abu Ghraib, John (Joel Kinnaman) presses Saddam's bodyguard for the dictator's whereabouts. Unprepared, John gets drafted onto the chopper headed for operation Red Dawn.
Episode 4 · 21 Sept 2026 · 01:00 · 60 min
The Ace of Spades
John (Joel Kinnaman) comes face to face with Saddam Hussein (Waleed Zuaiter). All the while, the Insurgents remount their attacks. Baghdad burns.
Episode 5 · 22 Sept 2026 · 01:00 · 60 min
Enemy of My Enemy
In defiance of orders, John (Joel Kinnaman) forges his way into hostile territory and ends up in a chase for his life.
Episode 6 · 28 Sept 2026 · 01:00 · 60 min
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After following Saddam's (Waleed Zuaiter) warning, John (Joel Kinnaman) returns from Najaf with the unwavering conviction that the real threat is Iran. Now he must convince the most powerful leaders in the United States Government to believe him.
Episode 7 · 29 Sept 2026 · 01:00 · 60 min
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After two years and no WMDs, Iraq is in chaos and the White House is under political siege. With Saddam (Waleed Zuaiter) on trial, and John Nixon (Joel Kinnaman) convinced the ousted tyrant holds the key to peace in the region, Nixon struggles to persuade the CIA to intervene and save Hussein's life.
Episode 8 · 5 Oct 2026 · 01:00 · 60 min
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